Newbold is a neighborhood organization in South Philadelphia. Its boundaries are from Broad Street on the east to 18th Street on the west, Washington Avenue on the north to Wolf Street on the south.[1]

This area is historically part of Point Breeze, however John Longacre (owner of the South Philadelphia Taproom) dubbed the neighborhood "Newbold" in 2003 in an effort to differentiate it from the rest of Point Breeze. Longacre drew inspiration for the name from the original name of Hicks Street. Soon Longacre formed the Newbold CDC and a civic association which gave rise to other area civic groups.[2]

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According to their websites, Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006[1] and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), created in 2007[1] dispute the north/south boundaries of the neighborhood. The NCA claims the southern boundary as Wolf Street while the NNA claims the southern boundary as Passyunk Avenue, one to three blocks farther north (variable due to the southwest to northeast orientation of Passyunk). The NCA claims the northern boundary as Tasker Street while the NNA claims the northern boundary as Washington Avenue, about six blocks to the north.

Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released Nov 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philly zip codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times. [4] "2. Philadelphia, Pa. (19145). Year-over-Year Price Growth: 19.1%. Zillow Home Value Index: $144,558"

Newbold was identified as the #4 "hottest" neighborhood in the Philadelphia region by Redfin.com with a 435% increase in interest in the neighborhood and a $155,750 median home sale price. [5]